New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-27
OAK pA,S WA RE 10 US il Law
Her Railroad Commissioners Meet the Eleva.
tor Men and Render Their Conclusions
Upon the New Lar
Yearly Every County IN South Dakota Has
Chosen Delegates for the Division Con-
yention North western Resume

yentio M rthWe stern Resume
CoNcLUDED AT FARGO.
An Important Meeting of the Railroad Com
! Enissioners and Elevator Men OF Dakota
/ bonds for Doing Business Under the New
Law Fixed Upon Other Important Action.
FARGO, Special Telegram. July II.
sailroad commission met here to-day to CON
slider the new warehouse law There were
present Chairman Griggs Commissioner
Boynton. Abel Smith, Secretary Quinn, Al
sorney General Templeton, together with
the following representative the elevat-
sDrs mentioned: 'ssss4ss II "
3. 2: Fletcher, president Of the Northern Pa
:lhc Elevator, company: q. d Andrews. St: An-
thony q Dakota Elevator company; William
Petit, Minnesota & Dakota and the Farmers
Union Elevator companies: A. G: Chambers,
North Dakota Elevator company; Mr. Robbins,
Northwestern Elevator company: c. NJ. Amsden,
Minnea polls 81 Northern Elevator sscompany;
Nj. Brooks. of Brooks Bros, w. q. Murray.
North Star Elevator company; p. TX. Norton and
Mr.. Marshall. Red River Valley Elevator COM
pany; Superintendent p B. Smith and Col. A..
D. Thomas, Northern Pacific Elevator company:
Judge koon OF Minneapolis, general counsel for
She elevator companies, and Hon. Jud Lamoure
lnd George Mckinney.
Arguments were presented before the
board as to whether company must give
one bond for each elevator or a blanket bond
for all, and whether the licenses should be
separate or collective. At the afternoon
meeting the commissioners presented their
conclusions in the following motions Mr..
Griggs moved that the amount Of bond from
each elevator company be fixed and proper
toned as follows:
For each elevator Of q capacity Of 10000 bush
els or less a bond of $4,000; for each elevator,
with capacity of over 10000 bushels and not
more than 1000 bushels, SIS, 900; and for each
elevator or warehouse with a capacity of more
| than that, $4,000.
The motion was carried Mr.. Boynton
moved that the board require that one
fourth OF the bondsmen be residents OF
Dakota. Carried He also moved that
each person, company or corporation doing
business as public warehouse in Dakota be
| required to take out license for such bust
| ness, and to give good and sufficient bond
which shall be approved by the board.
| Carried It was stated that the commission
must furnish the samples of grades upon
request of the elevator companies and the
latter are expected to pay fol
the same. It was brought out in the discus
sion that some Of the elevator companies
store for pay this season, and would there.
| fore not, qualify under the law as ware.
housemen. It was decided that under the
law the owner of the wheat was the one who
should furnish the cars, and therefore stor-
age would not end when the farmer sur
rendered his tickets but would continue
until the cars were provided. The meet
ing was an important one. and some 22l3
elevators in Dakota were represented.
The business OF the United S tates
land Office at Grand Forks, for the
past quarter amounted to 1920
acres, covered by final proofs, and new
filings were made on 35, SOB acres.
It has justIeaked out that ex-Gov.
Pierce, while at Grand Forks, July 4,
met the regents of the university and
accepted the presidency OF the univ err
| sity OF North Dakota.
| At Ledgerwood, the livery and sale
stables OF Doughe1ty & Elliot we're
burned, with wagons and harnesses
and three horses. The loss is nearly.
SotSASN& Ny AuSStl chAASC.
The NJ. E. camp meeting at Simpson
Park, Big Stone Lake has ended,
about $500 people being present on
the closing day.
Ransom station, located on the
Minneapolis & Pacific, 229 miles from
Minneapolis and eleven miles west OF
Ledgerwood, was opened for business
recently. The new station is in Sar-
gent county Dakota
The friends OF Sam r. Clover and
Fred Caruth will be glad to learn that
| their new venture, the Dakota Bell,
printed at Sioux Falls, is prospecting.
Local optionists will present to the
board OF commissioners OF Hillsboro,
a petition signed by 1,1OO names in
favor Of prohibition.
The harvesting in Yankton and adj
jacent counties has commenced with
great promise.
All the. precincts in the county seat
election have been heard from. The
| oSOcbh NOCC ttstoOss4s aUcIu66uRS &ulct.
jority over Columbus is I, oS0.
Vesta chapter, Order Of the East.
arn Star, had a picnic at Lake Kan
peska. This chapter is. the largest in
the territory, numbering over seventy
members.
The county board at Huron ordered
a vote to be taken on local option at
the annual November election.
Huron Special: The Duluth, Water
town & Pacific road Will certainly be
in operation between Huron and
| WatertoWn before winter. Cross sec
tioning from w atertown has COM
menced and will be finished Aug. 10.
Grading will then be begun and pushed
forward with a large force. -
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